Book Drives in Action

Girl Scouts Book Drive

10/17/2015 onward10/17/2015 to 05/01/2016

Chesterfield MO

We are working with the African Library Project to provide books to eager readers in Africa who have very few books. Please help us by collecting and delivering gently used books or by raising money to help pay for shipping to Africa. It takes only 1000 books and $500 (plus a little elbow grease!) to start a single library and make a huge difference in children’s lives.

This book drive is organized by ...

We are two 7th grade Juliet Cadets who are working towards our Silver Award.

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We want to start a library in Africa because...

We are both avid readers. The fact that many children, like ourselves, don't get to enjoy the comforting company of a book saddens us. We ourselves have faced book withdrawal and know how challenging it can be. Many people have to go through it every day. African Library Project helps educate young kids and the people before them. Since one of the two of us has been to Africa five times we felt a personal connection. This and the crave to make an impact in this world drove us to chose African Library Project to do for our Silver Award.

About our African Partners...

Please contribute these kinds of books...

We are looking for books for children from kindergarten up to 8th grade. Fiction and non-fiction books are welcome.

Here's how you can contribute your books...

We need to raise funds for shipping the books...

We are raising money by putting up flyers, talking to people in our communities, and maybe selling stuff.

Here are some ways that you can help...

We would appreciate if you spread the word about what we are trying to do. Donating any books that meet our criteria would also help.

Contact us to find out more

Name: Ritu Bhagat Email: rituarya@gmail.comPhone: (636)-536-1460

Name: Karley King Email: addokar@hotmail.comPhone: (636)-536-4875

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Progress Report

Our Goal

1000 books

$600 fundraising

Results so far
(updated: October 16 , 2015)

100 books

$10 fundraising

We are Girl Scouts,
always trying to,
make the world a better place.

Acknowledgements

We love you guys for making an effort to help us. We know helping others may come as a burden sometimes, but remember that the hardest things to do are often the best. We would especially like to thank our parents for being there when we need them, and giving us that extra push to do this project.

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About the African Library Project

Learn more about the African Library Project at http://www.africanlibraryproject.org.
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